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Littlefork is a city in Koochiching County, Minnesota.
U.S. Route 71 and State Highways 65 and 217 are three of the main routes
in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city
has a total area of 1.19 square miles (3.08 km2), all of it land. The
elevation is 1,115 ft (340 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2010, there were 647 people, 258 households, and
154 families residing in the city. The population density was 543.7
inhabitants per square mile (209.9/km2). There were 296 housing units at
an average density of 248.7 per square mile (96.0/km2). The racial
makeup of the city was 99.1% White, 0.2% African American, 0.3% Native
American, 0.2% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 258 households of which 24.0% had children under the age
of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 7.4%
had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male
householder with no wife present, and 40.3% were non-families. 33.3% of
all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living
alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was
2.33 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 47.3 years. 23% of residents were
under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.6% were
from 25 to 44; 28.8% were from 45 to 64; and 23.8% were 65 years of age
or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.7% male and 54.3% female.

Littlefork (1,153 alt., 608 pop.), on the great
horseshoe bend of the river of the same name, a tributary of Rainy
River, is the principal community in one of the best agricultural
regions in the Minnesota Arrowhead country.

Some of the early voyageurs and explorers, no doubt,
traveled over the inland waterways that now form the northern boundary
of Minnesota, paddled along the Little Fork, and visited this site. The
first white men known to enter the region were lumbermen who worked
along the Little Fork and Big Fork rivers, floating logs down to Rainy
River.

Settlers arrived about 1905 and found the region
covered with fine stands of cedar, spruce, balsam, tamarack, and some
white pine. Logging was the chief industry for many years, and even
today a large amount of timber is hauled to the mills at International
Falls (see International Falls).

As the land was cleared, agriculture developed in the
fertile valley of the Little Fork River. The chief money crops, clover
seed and alfalfa, yield from six to ten bushels per acre on cut-over
land, and cash returns of $100 to $150 per acre are not unusual.

For many years, a lack of good roads retarded the
development of Littlefork, but today it is the second largest community
in Koochiching County, and the market and trade center for the district.
A potato wholesale association, organized for cooperative shipping,
maintains a warehouse. Littlefork has two schools, a high (north end
Main St.) and an elementary (Main St. bet. 6th and 7th Sts.).

There is good hunting for bear and deer, and for
pintail and ruffed grouse. The 100-foot tower of the State Ranger
Station (3rd St. bet. State 65 and Main St.) affords a fine view of the
surrounding territory.

The Littlefork-Big
Falls School District is located in north-central Minnesota,
just 10 miles from the Canadian-U.S. border. Encompassing nearly
900 square miles, the district serves an estimated 350 students
in grades K-12. An active preschool program adds nearly 60
students and serves youth ages 3-5. We are celebrating our 10th Anniversary in our new K-12
school building in Littlefork. This $10,000,000 facility houses
some of the best cutting edge technology you will find in a
public school.

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